Author: Steven Sahiounie

The consulate general of Saudi Arabia in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad restarted its activities on Sunday. The Al Arabiya news channel issued a picture of the diplomatic mission with a flag of Saudi Arabia being hoisted on its premises. Reports suggest that the diplomatic mission will temporarily do its activities at a hotel in Mashhad before the resumption of operations at the consulate building. Back in June, the Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia reopened at an official ceremony after seven years of closure. After days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia clinched a deal on…

Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin said that the Caspian Region is one of the world’s key economic zones TURKMENBASHI /Turkmenistan/, August 13. /TASS/. Russia is poised to cooperate with other Caspian Sea nations to implement transport and energy projects, Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin said. “Russia is making a major contribution to stability and prosperity in the Caspian region, to preserving its biological diversity and high environmental standards, to upgrading its ports and coastal infrastructure and to modernizing its fleets,” the ambassador said. “We are poised to work jointly with all Caspian partners to put into practice transport…

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Firas Kaddour discussed Sunday with Ambassador of Algeria in Damascus, Kamel Bouchama means to bolster cooperation relations between Syria and Algeria in oil, gas and mineral resource fields. Both sides have exchanged views on minutes of meetings signed in the Algerian capital last April, and exchanging experiences in the mining field, as well as investment of mineral resources and development of human cadres. Kaddour thanked Algeria’s leadership and people for supporting Syria in addressing the repercussions of the earthquake, and facing the siege and the terrorist war against the country. In turn,…

The price of meat rose by 11.3% in France, according to recent data published by the French national statistics bureau INSEE. RT reported, citing recent data published by the French national statistics bureau INSEE, that prices for food and beverages in France soared by 13.1% in July compared to last year. Notably, the prices of meat and beverages experienced sharp rises of 11.3% and 10.1%, respectively. Additionally, other food products witnessed increases of up to 15%, while consumers faced a 9.4% uptick in the costs of cleaning and personal care products. While inflation remains a key concern, the annual inflation rate…

Around 15 passenger cars were also damaged An apartment block and 15 passenger cars were damaged in Belgorod presumably in a drone attack, Belgorod Region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. “An emergency in Belgorod. <…> According to preliminary data, the facade cladding collapsed from the seventh to 13th floors in a building in Yesenin Street, 9 at 5:43 p.m. Moscow time. <…> I spoke to the owners of the damaged apartments: windows broken, air conditioners, facades damaged. <…> Around 15 passenger cars were also damaged. <…> According to preliminary data, the damage was done in an attack of an…

Rebels running Niger asked Guinea during a trip to its capital Conakry to bolster support for their country as it tracks toward a conflict with the West African regional bloc, media reported Sunday. Niger’s chief negotiator Moussa Salau Barma thanked the Guinean government for its assistance and urged it to increase support in light of the challenges faced by the putschists, Guinean broadcaster RTG reported. Guinea was the first country to back the Nigerien military after it toppled French-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in late July and appointed a transitional government. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a…

At least four people have been killed as a result of a terrorist attack at the Shah Cheragh mosque in the Iranian city of Shiraz. The attack was allegedly perpetrated by two terrorists, according to a report by a local media outlet. An Iranian media agency has reported that one of the alleged perpetrators was shot dead by law enforcement officers and that a manhunt has been launched for the second, who attempted to flee the scene. Access to the mosque has been restricted and the territory adjacent to the shrine has been locked down by security forces who are…

The Russian Ministry of Defense announces that the Russian warship threatened a ship headed to Ukraine after it refused to halt for inspection. The Russian Defense Ministry announced in a statement that one of its navy warships fired Sunday warning shots on a Palau-flagged dry cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea, after it was determined that the ship was headed toward Ukraine. According to the statement, the Sukru Okan vessel’s captain failed to respond to the Russian request to halt for inspection, and as a result, the Vasily Bykov patrol ship fired automatic weapons at the vessel. “To forcibly…

The Brazilian leader has claimed that he will try to persuade the US president to focus on investment rather than conflict Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a new campaign to boost infrastructure spending and attract foreign investment, partly by making an anti-war appeal to US commander-in-chief Joe Biden. “We are going to tell Biden… the United States has only been thinking about war for many years and not thinking about investment in Brazil,” Lula said on Friday at an event in Rio de Janeiro to rally support for the spending program. “Spend a little money investing in our country because…

Rheinmetall will deliver the first Luna NG reconnaissance UAVs by the end of the year, the media outlet claims One of Germany’s leading defense contractors, Rheinmetall, is set to provide Ukraine with its state-of-the-art reconnaissance drones in the coming months, Bild newspaper has reported. The Luna NG system boasts a range of several hundred kilometers, and its future iterations are expected to be able to carry munitions. On Saturday, Bild reported that the deliveries on behalf of the German state would take place by the end of the year. The Luna NG (New Generation) is Rheinmetall’s newest UAV system, which…